Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
songs—As the exile sings songs of his home (Psalms 137:3), so the child of God, "a stranger on earth," sings the songs of heaven, his true home (Psalms 39:12). In ancient times, laws were put in verse, to imprint them the more on the memory of the people. So God's laws are the believer's songs.
house of my pilgrimage—present life (Genesis 17:8; Genesis 47:9; Hebrews 11:13).
The pious take comfort, when harassed and distressed by wickedness of men who forsake God's law, in remembering that the great principles of God's truth will still abide; and also God's
judgments of old—that is, His past interpositions in behalf of His people are a pledge that He will again interpose to deliver them; and they become the theme of constant and delightful meditation. The more we keep the more we love the law of God.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 119:54:
Psalms 119:49-51
Hebrews 11:13-16
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